root@139-162-***-***:~# sudo tail -n 80 /var/log/letsencrypt/letsencrypt.log
"payload": "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"
}
2025-11-03 09:40:31,319:DEBUG:urllib3.connectionpool:https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org:443 "POST /acme/new-order HTTP/1.1" 429 301
2025-11-03 09:40:31,319:DEBUG:acme.client:Received response:
HTTP 429
Server: nginx
Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2025 09:40:31 GMT
Content-Type: application/problem+json
Content-Length: 301
Connection: keep-alive
Boulder-Requester: 2769719531
Cache-Control: public, max-age=0, no-cache
Link: <https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/directory>;rel="index", <https://letsencrypt.org/docs/rate-limits>;rel="help"
Replay-Nonce: pUutGg57Ab7_XAV_qkV3kDpJ9TAPmsW-5wyRe_BegVx-UomdCWk
Retry-After: 612
{
"type": "urn:ietf:params:acme:error:rateLimited",
"detail": "too many failed authorizations (5) for \"www.-domain-.com\" in the last 1h0m0s, retry after 2025-11-03 09:50:43 UTC: see https://letsencrypt.org/docs/rate-limits/#authorization-failures-per-hostname-per-account",
"status": 429
}
2025-11-03 09:40:31,319:DEBUG:certbot._internal.log:Exiting abnormally:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python3.11/contextlib.py", line 155, in __exit__
self.gen.throw(typ, value, traceback)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/certbot/_internal/main.py", line 1683, in make_displayer
yield displayer
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/certbot/_internal/main.py", line 1736, in main
return config.func(config, plugins)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/certbot/_internal/main.py", line 1590, in certonly
lineage = _get_and_save_cert(le_client, config, domains, certname, lineage)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/certbot/_internal/main.py", line 138, in _get_and_save_cert
lineage = le_client.obtain_and_enroll_certificate(domains, certname)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/certbot/_internal/client.py", line 516, in obtain_and_enroll_certificate
cert, chain, key, _ = self.obtain_certificate(domains)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/certbot/_internal/client.py", line 428, in obtain_certificate
orderr = self._get_order_and_authorizations(csr.data, self.config.allow_subset_of_names)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/certbot/_internal/client.py", line 478, in _get_order_and_authorizations
orderr = self.acme.new_order(csr_pem)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/acme/client.py", line 138, in new_order
response = self._post(self.directory['newOrder'], order)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/acme/client.py", line 338, in _post
return self.net.post(*args, **kwargs)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/acme/client.py", line 711, in post
return self._post_once(*args, **kwargs)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/acme/client.py", line 724, in _post_once
response = self._check_response(response, content_type=content_type)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/acme/client.py", line 575, in _check_response
raise messages.Error.from_json(jobj)
acme.messages.Error: urn:ietf:params:acme:error:rateLimited :: There were too many requests of a given type :: too many failed authorizations (5) for "www.-domain-.com" in the last 1h0m0s, retry after 2025-11-03 09:50:43 UTC: see https://letsencrypt.org/docs/rate-limits/#authorization-failures-per-hostname-per-account
During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/bin/letsencrypt", line 33, in <module>
sys.exit(load_entry_point('certbot==2.1.0', 'console_scripts', 'certbot')())
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/certbot/main.py", line 19, in main
return internal_main.main(cli_args)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/certbot/_internal/main.py", line 1733, in main
with make_displayer(config) as displayer:
File "/usr/lib/python3.11/contextlib.py", line 188, in __exit__
exc.__traceback__ = traceback
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/josepy/util.py", line 191, in __setattr__
raise AttributeError("can't set attribute")
AttributeError: can't set attribute
2025-11-03 09:40:31,322:ERROR:certbot._internal.log:An unexpected error occurred:
2025-11-03 09:40:31,323:ERROR:certbot._internal.log:AttributeError: can't set attribute
root@139-162-***-***:~#
Python? where from? not my doing - just a clean new OS 
“Server nginx” - I assume that is the LE server ?
